Life
Harry Potter dreamed.
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Harry had been walking with, and getting badgered by, Hermione. She really wanted to know what he'd done during lunch. He was having a bit of fun annoying her by use of the silent treatment, but she kept on talking. He was starting to think she was a robot or something by the way she kept at it. On the way back to the common room Harry suddenly turned and sprinted down an adjacent hallway. He could hear Hermione's fading voice and footsteps behind him. After a few minuets he heard her stop and caught a bit of a worried tone in her distant voice. He stopped to and realized that for the second time that day he had gotten lost.
Hermione voice died down but Harry encouraged her to keep talking so he could find her. When he did find her, he became indecisive. He couldn't be sure if it was better to be lost alone, or with someone who was scolding you. The fact that her presence made him a little nervous didn't help either.
They were just walking when the most annoying thing in the school showed up, well besides Draco, Peeves. "What do we have here?" he said, "a couple of students, lost are we?"
"Go away," said Harry.
"Why would I do that?" said the ghost, "that wouldn't be fun at all."
"Can you help us then, if your not going to leave?" asked Hermione. Harry started to think she was crazy, asking Peeves for help. The ghost gave them a suspicious grin and started to fly in circles around them.
"What is it you need help with?" his grin widened. Harry did not like the look in his eyes one bit.
"I think that is obvious," said Hermione.
"I think there are a couple things you two need help with, eh Harry?" said the ghost. Harry's eyes widened; did everyone but Hermione and himself have the same realization that had put Harry into denial? He was starting to think so. By now he realized Hermione was giving him a strange look. Harry, feel more and more uncomfortable, decided to get himself out of this situation. He grabbed Hermione's hand and then grabbed his amulet.
"Hey!" Peeves shouted as both of the students vanished.
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Ron had felt a little lonely for the past hour. Harry and Hermione had vanished to god knows where, Anthony was making money by betting on the chess games that people played against Ron, but Ron himself hadn't really been included in any of the ongoing conversation around him. The last game had just ended and Anthony gave Ron a share of the sickles he had deprived everyone of and went off to his houses' common room. Just as Ron was going to head up to the boy's dorm, Harry and Hermione entered the common room. Harry looked extremely embarrassed and Hermione had a look the ranged between mild shock and the I'm-going-to-faint sort of shock, it kept on changing.
Everyone looked them weird when they entered and then Ron also noticed that they were soaking wet. They didn't say a word as they passed and headed up to their separate dormitories. Ron quickly followed Harry wanting to hear the story behind this. When Harry had changed and was lying on his bed, Ron spoke.
"Mind filling your friend in on what happened?" he asked.
"This has been the most embarrassing day I have ever had," said Harry. "And that was the most embarrassing moment in my life."
"Really?" Ron asked, "What Happened?"
"In short Hermione and me ended up in a bubble on the bottom of a lake with a spirit that knows I like Herm." then Harry stopped abruptly.
Ron started laughing and Harry sat up, "don't worry, everyone knows that you like her," he continued laughing. After a while he said, "She can hide her feelings a lot better than you can though, but Anthony seems to think she returns your feelings."
"Everyone knows?" Harry sounded extremely surprised and a little angry.
"Well, umm, yeah," said Ron, "mostly just Griffindors and Ravenclaws though."
"What!" Harry looked more embarrassed then ever; "It spread to more than just one house!"
"Umm, actually, all of them," said a timid Ron, "Even Malfoy found out. It's not that hard with the look you get every time you see her. Hell, I'm surprised she doesn't know yet."
Harry then fell back onto his bed, "Ron," he said in a tone close to a whisper, "kill me now."
"Oh, come on Harry, it can't be that bad," said Ron.
"How much interest can people have on the subject?" asked Harry.
"Your Harry Potter for crying out loud!" said Ron, and then Harry glared at him.
"You have got to be kidding me," said Harry shaking him head.
"No, course not," said Ron.
"Everyone knows then?" asked Harry.
"Everyone," replied Ron.
"No wonder Peeves knew" Harry said to himself.
"So what happened after you ended up down there," Ron motioned out the window toward the lake.
"The spirit teased us a bit. When I teleported out of that embarrassing situation, so Hermione wouldn't catch on to what the spirit was indirectly saying, we ended up floating on the top up the lake."
Ron was stiffing a laugh, "when do you plan on telling her then?"
"I don't want to," said Harry.
"Okay then, why not?" asked Ron a bit annoyed.
"I think I would rather remain friends," said Harry, "If we were to break up then she might not like me anymore."
"Oh, okay, all you had to do was say you're scarred," said Ron in a taunting manner.
"I'm not scared!" stated Harry sitting up again.
"Sure your not," said Ron sarcastically. Harry remained quite. "Well you better get ready, you have practice tonight right?" Harry said something Ron couldn't quite make out before getting up and leaving.
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Harry was back in the common room looking out the window a few hours later. He was looking at the darkening sky when he noticed a hooded figure clad in a black robe walking toward the forbidden forest. As the figure neared the forest, another figure dressed the same just, appeared! This really got Harry's attention.
They stood there for a while looking like they were in conversation before the figured vanished as abruptly as he had come. The other person turned around and began walking back to the school. The wind picked up for just a sec moving the hood just enough for Harry to see the figures face. It was none other than Anthony.
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A big thanks goes to Merlin, Takeda Lee (you're welcome, I should cheek out your story), and shdurrani. I'm finally getting ideas for this story. Next chapter shouldn't be long. No promises though.
~CFX~
Harry Potter dreamed.
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Harry had been walking with, and getting badgered by, Hermione. She really wanted to know what he'd done during lunch. He was having a bit of fun annoying her by use of the silent treatment, but she kept on talking. He was starting to think she was a robot or something by the way she kept at it. On the way back to the common room Harry suddenly turned and sprinted down an adjacent hallway. He could hear Hermione's fading voice and footsteps behind him. After a few minuets he heard her stop and caught a bit of a worried tone in her distant voice. He stopped to and realized that for the second time that day he had gotten lost.
Hermione voice died down but Harry encouraged her to keep talking so he could find her. When he did find her, he became indecisive. He couldn't be sure if it was better to be lost alone, or with someone who was scolding you. The fact that her presence made him a little nervous didn't help either.
They were just walking when the most annoying thing in the school showed up, well besides Draco, Peeves. "What do we have here?" he said, "a couple of students, lost are we?"
"Go away," said Harry.
"Why would I do that?" said the ghost, "that wouldn't be fun at all."
"Can you help us then, if your not going to leave?" asked Hermione. Harry started to think she was crazy, asking Peeves for help. The ghost gave them a suspicious grin and started to fly in circles around them.
"What is it you need help with?" his grin widened. Harry did not like the look in his eyes one bit.
"I think that is obvious," said Hermione.
"I think there are a couple things you two need help with, eh Harry?" said the ghost. Harry's eyes widened; did everyone but Hermione and himself have the same realization that had put Harry into denial? He was starting to think so. By now he realized Hermione was giving him a strange look. Harry, feel more and more uncomfortable, decided to get himself out of this situation. He grabbed Hermione's hand and then grabbed his amulet.
"Hey!" Peeves shouted as both of the students vanished.
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Ron had felt a little lonely for the past hour. Harry and Hermione had vanished to god knows where, Anthony was making money by betting on the chess games that people played against Ron, but Ron himself hadn't really been included in any of the ongoing conversation around him. The last game had just ended and Anthony gave Ron a share of the sickles he had deprived everyone of and went off to his houses' common room. Just as Ron was going to head up to the boy's dorm, Harry and Hermione entered the common room. Harry looked extremely embarrassed and Hermione had a look the ranged between mild shock and the I'm-going-to-faint sort of shock, it kept on changing.
Everyone looked them weird when they entered and then Ron also noticed that they were soaking wet. They didn't say a word as they passed and headed up to their separate dormitories. Ron quickly followed Harry wanting to hear the story behind this. When Harry had changed and was lying on his bed, Ron spoke.
"Mind filling your friend in on what happened?" he asked.
"This has been the most embarrassing day I have ever had," said Harry. "And that was the most embarrassing moment in my life."
"Really?" Ron asked, "What Happened?"
"In short Hermione and me ended up in a bubble on the bottom of a lake with a spirit that knows I like Herm." then Harry stopped abruptly.
Ron started laughing and Harry sat up, "don't worry, everyone knows that you like her," he continued laughing. After a while he said, "She can hide her feelings a lot better than you can though, but Anthony seems to think she returns your feelings."
"Everyone knows?" Harry sounded extremely surprised and a little angry.
"Well, umm, yeah," said Ron, "mostly just Griffindors and Ravenclaws though."
"What!" Harry looked more embarrassed then ever; "It spread to more than just one house!"
"Umm, actually, all of them," said a timid Ron, "Even Malfoy found out. It's not that hard with the look you get every time you see her. Hell, I'm surprised she doesn't know yet."
Harry then fell back onto his bed, "Ron," he said in a tone close to a whisper, "kill me now."
"Oh, come on Harry, it can't be that bad," said Ron.
"How much interest can people have on the subject?" asked Harry.
"Your Harry Potter for crying out loud!" said Ron, and then Harry glared at him.
"You have got to be kidding me," said Harry shaking him head.
"No, course not," said Ron.
"Everyone knows then?" asked Harry.
"Everyone," replied Ron.
"No wonder Peeves knew" Harry said to himself.
"So what happened after you ended up down there," Ron motioned out the window toward the lake.
"The spirit teased us a bit. When I teleported out of that embarrassing situation, so Hermione wouldn't catch on to what the spirit was indirectly saying, we ended up floating on the top up the lake."
Ron was stiffing a laugh, "when do you plan on telling her then?"
"I don't want to," said Harry.
"Okay then, why not?" asked Ron a bit annoyed.
"I think I would rather remain friends," said Harry, "If we were to break up then she might not like me anymore."
"Oh, okay, all you had to do was say you're scarred," said Ron in a taunting manner.
"I'm not scared!" stated Harry sitting up again.
"Sure your not," said Ron sarcastically. Harry remained quite. "Well you better get ready, you have practice tonight right?" Harry said something Ron couldn't quite make out before getting up and leaving.
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Harry was back in the common room looking out the window a few hours later. He was looking at the darkening sky when he noticed a hooded figure clad in a black robe walking toward the forbidden forest. As the figure neared the forest, another figure dressed the same just, appeared! This really got Harry's attention.
They stood there for a while looking like they were in conversation before the figured vanished as abruptly as he had come. The other person turned around and began walking back to the school. The wind picked up for just a sec moving the hood just enough for Harry to see the figures face. It was none other than Anthony.
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A big thanks goes to Merlin, Takeda Lee (you're welcome, I should cheek out your story), and shdurrani. I'm finally getting ideas for this story. Next chapter shouldn't be long. No promises though.
~CFX~